Genesis 41:8
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8 Now in the morning (A)his spirit was troubled, so he sent messengers and called for all the (B)soothsayer priests of Egypt, and all its (C)wise men. And Pharaoh told them his [a]dreams, but (D)there was no one who could interpret them for Pharaoh.
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- Genesis 41:8 Lit dream
Genesis 41:8
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8 In the morning his mind was troubled,(A) so he sent for all the magicians(B) and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.(C)
Exodus 7:11
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11 Then Pharaoh also (A)called for the wise men and the sorcerers, and they too, the (B)soothsayer priests of Egypt, did the same with (C)their secret arts.
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Exodus 7:11
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11 Pharaoh then summoned wise men and sorcerers,(A) and the Egyptian magicians(B) also did the same things by their secret arts:(C)
Isaiah 47:12-13
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12 “Persist now in your (A)spells
And in your many sorceries
With which you have labored from your youth;
Perhaps you will be able to benefit,
Perhaps you may cause trembling.
13 You are (B)wearied with your many counsels;
Let now the (C)astrologers,
Those who prophesy by the stars,
Those who predict by the new moons,
Stand up and (D)save you from what will come upon you.
Isaiah 47:12-13
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12 “Keep on, then, with your magic spells
and with your many sorceries,(A)
which you have labored at since childhood.
Perhaps you will succeed,
perhaps you will cause terror.
13 All the counsel you have received has only worn you out!(B)
Let your astrologers(C) come forward,
those stargazers who make predictions month by month,
let them save(D) you from what is coming upon you.
Daniel 1:20
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20 As for every matter of (A)expertise [a]and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them (B)ten times (C)better than all the (D)soothsayer priests and conjurers who were in all his realm.
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Daniel 1:20
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20 In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians(A) and enchanters in his whole kingdom.(B)
Daniel 2:10
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10 The Chaldeans answered [a]the king and said, “There is no person on earth who could declare the matter [b]to the king, because no great king or ruler has ever asked anything like this of any (A)soothsayer priest, sorcerer, or Chaldean.
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Daniel 2:10
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10 The astrologers(A) answered the king, “There is no one on earth who can do what the king asks! No king, however great and mighty, has ever asked such a thing of any magician or enchanter or astrologer.(B)
Daniel 2:27
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27 Daniel answered before the king and said, “As for the secret about which the king has inquired, neither (A)wise men, sorcerers, soothsayer priests, nor diviners are able to declare it to the king.
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Daniel 2:27
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27 Daniel replied, “No wise man, enchanter, magician or diviner can explain to the king the mystery he has asked about,(A)
Daniel 4:6
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6 So I gave orders to (A)bring into my presence all the wise men of Babylon, so that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.
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Daniel 4:6
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6 So I commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret(A) the dream for me.
Daniel 5:7
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7 The king called aloud to bring in the (A)sorcerers, the [a]Chaldeans, and the diviners. The king began speaking and said to the wise men of Babylon, “Anyone who can read this inscription and explain its interpretation to me shall be (B)clothed with purple and have a (C)necklace of gold around his neck, and have authority as (D)third ruler in the kingdom.”
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- Daniel 5:7 I.e., probably master astrologers, diviners, etc., and so throughout the ch
Daniel 5:7
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7 The king summoned the enchanters,(A) astrologers[a](B) and diviners.(C) Then he said to these wise(D) men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing and tells me what it means will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck,(E) and he will be made the third(F) highest ruler in the kingdom.”(G)
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- Daniel 5:7 Or Chaldeans; also in verse 11
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